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You know you from Ohio when:

-You've never met any celebrities. -Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. -"Vacation" means driving through Hocking Hills or going to King's Island. -You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular. -You measure distance in minutes/hours. -Down south to you means Kentucky. -You know several people who have hit a deer. -Your school classes were canceled because of cold. -Your school classes were canceled because of heat. -You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. -You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. -You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better." -You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July. -Stores don't have bags; they have sacks. -You see people wear bib overalls at funerals. -You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year. -You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with." -All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, or grain, or river. -You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. -You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows. -You carry jumper cables in your car. -You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is. -You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup. -You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. -Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. -You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. -You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie. -The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports. -You think that deer season is a national holiday. -You know which leaves make good toilet paper. -You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly". -You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction. -You know what a real buckeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones. -You know if another Ohioian is from southern, middle or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouth. -You can spell words like Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas. -You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes. -You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Ohio friends. -Isn't it sad? You just said "yup" and "uh-huh" or aint that the truth" to most of these!!!